PDP Invites EFCC, ICPC To Investigate Governor Amaechi Over Corruption

The Rivers State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has urged

the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Independent

Corrupt Practices Commission, ICPC, to immediately commence investigations

into the financial activities of the administration of Governor Rotimi

Amaechi, following spontaneous outcry and revelations on cases of

corruption against the administration.
The Party feels strongly concerned that a government which receives the

second highest monthly allocation from the Federation Account coupled with

huge internally generated revenue which amount to over four trillion

naira, which he has reneged on giving account of to the people as

promised, stressing that the governor does not have anything on ground to

justify such financial recklessness.
More worrisome, the PDP notes, is the ill-gotten affluence currently being

displayed by Commissioners in the administration of Governor Rotimi

Amaechi.
The Peoples Democratic Party notes several complaints of Rivers people

about serving Commissioners who are swimming in massive ill-gotten wealth

and are living above their means.
The Party observes with great concern how serving Commissioners, aides of

Governor Amaechi, immediate past Local Government Council Chairmen and

other appointees of the Governor have acquired posh houses and other

properties in choice areas in Port Harcourt, Abuja, Lagos, and in other

States of the federation, and even outside the shores of Nigeria through

burgled tax payers' money.
The invitation of the EFCC to look into the financial records of the

Amaechi administration has become apparent following the near cave in of

government in Rivers State, the default in the payment of teachers' and

lecturers' salaries, pensioners entitlements, lack of good roads in Rivers

State, lack of potable drinking water and above all, using Rivers tax

payers money to advance the cause of the APC and APC Governors Forum in

addition to the just concluded governorship election in Ekiti State.

The PDP insists that the Amaechi-led government is corrupt, and launching

an investigation into the financial transactions of the administration

will save further looting of tax payers' money in Rivers State.

PDP calls on the EFCC and other relevant organizations to invite the

Commissioners of Agriculture, Transport, Education, Finance, Budget and

Economic Planning, Social Welfare, Water Resources, amongst others for

investigation.